Today Pepsi is launching the Pepsi Refresh Project, where they’re giving away up to $1.3 million monthly to fund projects with a positive impact on communities. You submit the ideas, you vote, you join on Facebook. It reminds me of the Chase Community Giving program going around Facebook as well. This concept of social network marketing meets corporate sponsorship of charities is interesting. Think about how you get free content on your favorite sites like Gizmodo or Hulu and only in return, you just have to give up some attention to sponsoring ads. Here you sit through advertisement (in this case, being constantly reminded of Pepsi or Chase) and you can do something good in the world. That’s a trade-off well worth my attention.
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Tim Tebow’s Justice of the Unicorns Battle
Super Bowl abortion ad hype, move over. This is the most amazing thing I’ve seen. Tim Tebow battling my roommate Russ (from Justice of the Unicorns and his homemade food on my blog) as unicorns. By Panhandle Slim (aka Scott Stanton)
Tim Tebow Listens to Justice
Midtownlunch.com – Curry in a Hurry’s Masala Dosa
I’m now writing a weekly post for Midtownlunch.com. It’ll feature lunches around my work hood, Flatiron. Read my first – Masala Dosa’s from Curry in a Hurry. I’m famous now!
Dinner Conversation Cards
I’m not done with writing about Omaha Steaks. A pack of dinner conversation cards came with the frozen food. I pulled one out that asked, “What’s the best Superbowl commercial ever?” I flipped over the card, thinking it was the answer. “Baseball or football?” I guess that’s what I would say.
Omaha Steaks’ Beef Lasagna
Still working through my Omaha Steaks holiday gift package. Here’s the beef lasagna. It’s stacked pretty thin at around an inch high when I splattered it onto my plate. Tastes very traditional and comforting. The ground beef bits among the sauce is spiced like Italian sausage. The beef lasagna sells for $9.99 on their site, but I imagine you’d only be getting this in a package deal. So it probably comes out cheaper in the end or free with four sirloins, twenty burgers and a cheesecake or something. I’d say it’s a very safe call if you throwing this into the gift pack for your family members. Hooray! I’m clearing room in my freezer.
Cinnabon Lip Balm
I didn’t see a price on this Cinnabon Lip Balm from Lotta Luv, but it rang up at 59cents at my Duane Reade. They had other flavors like Tootsie Roll, Twinkies and Dairy Queen. It doesn’t quite smell like Cinnabon, but it did make my leftover veggie stew taste sweet like I put a packet of Splenda on it.
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